Jichimu and nanmu square corner cabinet, Chinese, 18th century

Square-Corner Cabinet.
China. Qing dynasty, probably Beijing area, first half 18th century.
Jichimu ('chicken wing' wood) and nanmu (cedar wood); mounts in huangdong (yellow brass).

 
A jichimu and nanmu square corner cupboard of upright rectangular shape. All of the framing members and the vertical stiles are made of jichimu (chicken wing wood) and the flush floating and recessed panels of nanmu (a type of cedar). Constructed in a typical way with mitred, mortice and tenon frames with panels, either flush floating panels with dovetailed transverse stretchers to the reverse, or with slightly recessed panels similarly supported. The edge of each framing rail is finished with a quarter round moulding flanked by a square shoulder to each side. The recessed panels to the doors, sides and back have a similar moulding where they join the frame. unusually the back boards are also of nanmu rather than a secondary wood such an elm or pine. The stiles are joined by shaped aprons, cut from the solid, with a raised bead to the lower edge, to all sides. The doors have surface mounted huangdong (yellow brass) hinges and lock plates with ring handles, all retained by split pins. The interior has two fixed nanmu (or possibly jumu, southern elm) shelves and two drawers, faced in jichimu, the drawers with ring pull handles with chrysanthemum shaped backplates also retained by split pins.
Qing dynasty, probably Beijing area, first half of the 18th century.

​Provenance:
Nicholas Grindley (0506-24).
Private collection, London, 2007 – 2022.
 

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